Government's crackdown on cooking oil, ban on reusing old utensils to misleading advertisements
-
Media Baaji
- Sun, 20 September 2026
Kathmandu. Keeping in mind the quality, purity and health safety of the consumers of edible oil sold in the Nepali market, the government has prepared to tighten production, packaging and sales distribution. The Nepal Quality and Weights and Measures Department under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply has prepared the final draft of new quality standards for mustard, soybean and sunflower oil.
In the proposed standard, edible oil has been clearly classified into edible oil and can be used only after further processing. Provisions have also been made to prohibit the sale of non-edible oil in retail packets targeted at consumers.
Express
Related News
16 billion more spent on insurance agent commission, Nepal National Life in the lead, IME ahead in growth rate
Kathmandu. Life insurance companies have increased insurance agent commission expenses by 10 percent compared to the previous year. In the last financial year, life insurance companies have spent more than 16 billion on agent commission. According...
Jail sentence for those who spread chaos in the banking sector, the National Bank has given a final warning
Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has said that it has drawn serious attention to the unprofessional and disorderly activities targeting banks and financial institutions and their employees in recent days.
Completed the financial management of Jaldigarh hydropower project, collected 4 billion 60 crores
Kathmandu. The financial management of the 22.50 MW Jaldigarh hydropower project to be built in Athabiscot Municipality of Rukum West has been completed. Investment worth 4.6 billion rupees has been collected for the project promoted by Shangrila...
What is the exchange rate of which foreign currency on Monday?
Kathmandu. Nepal Rastra Bank has determined the exchange rate of foreign currency for today. According to the determined exchange rate, the buying rate of one US dollar is 147 rupees 64 paisa and the selling rate is 148 rupees 24 paisa. The buying...
NEPSE decreased by 13 points, turnover exceeded 5 billion!
Kathmandu. On the fourth trading day of the week, the NEPSE index fell by 13.35 points to 2635.94 points. Today, when 1.6 million shares of 323 companies were bought and sold, the total turnover reached 5.17 billion rupees.
In trading, the s...
The price of chicken meat has decreased
Kathmandu. The price of chicken meat has decreased in the market. The National Poultry Sales Traders Association has informed that the price of meat has been reduced with effect from Wednesday. According to the federation, the price of chicken mea...